Mausoleum.



H. A. BLYTH.

MAUSOLEUH.

APPLIou-Iox FILED 001.16, 190s.

980,750. 'rammed .1an 3,1911.

UNITED sTATns PATENT oFFiCE,

HENRY L BLYTE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF I0 ARTHUR E.

MERKEL,"OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

.nAUsoLEUM Specification of Letters .Patent Patented Jan, 3, 1911.

Application lled ctoberl, 1909. Serial No. 523,039.

To all fwwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. BLYTH, a citizen' of the United States,resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State .5 of Ohio, 1 veinvented a new and useful provided .with a plurality ofjseparate coin-`partments designed for 'use in the interment or disposition of-hum 4bodies.

The object of the invention is to constructsuch above-named'building soas to combine the highest degree of' economy with the' highest ossibleeiliciency of construction and dura ility.

Thesaid invention consists of means hereinafter fully described andparticularly set forth in the claims.

`The annexed-drawing and the following description set forth a certainstructure an method o f construction embodying'my invention, thedisclosed means, however, constituting but one of various forms in4which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings z--Figure l is afragmentary cross-sectionalperspective of a building embodying my invention,-showing the closurefor one of the compartments re' '36 moved. Fig. 2 is a cross-section ofaportion of the building, including a plurality of superimposedcompartments, uponan cnlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a transverse section ,ofone. of the compartments and fragmen- 40 tary similar sections ofcompartments adjacernJ thereto. Fig. 4 is a 'fragmentarylongitudinalsection,upon a still further enlarged scale of a portion ofthe structure.

The building consists primarily of the following elements: thefoundation, the iioor, the Walls, the roof and thecompartmentieceptacles. The foundation A is made of suitable materialsuch as stone or concrete, the latter'being shown in the drawing, uponwhich the floor B is laid.. In the case of concrete construct-ion, thisfloor-and foundation may be made of unitary structure, or -formed inplace, In this licor is formed a longitudinal depression b, in which isplaced a layer c of incoherent material, preferably dry iine sand, whoseupper suriace is leveledv ofi' to occupy the saine plane with theinterior portion b of theiioor, as shown in Fi 1. Upon this layer ofsand are placed si e by side the receptacles D, forming a longitudinalrow. Each of these receptacles con-v sists of a main body portionforming five sides thereof and leaving an open front, the material 'ofsuch portion being preferably a cementitious substance originallyplastic and capable o'f induratiornwhereby they mayy e molded prior tobeing placed in position Where the speci cations are such as to re-.quire a resistance to'brealra e not possessed lby thecement-itiousmateri Ain itself, suitabl'e reinforcement 'isintroduced'in the walls of tlie're'ceptacle 'during the process ,of vits75 .formationgas will be readily understood.

The sides of separate receptaclesof `each row areseparated lfrom each`othera' given distance (aboutY one-quarter inch 1n prac-k tice) andthespaces so formed are filled A with an incoherent material preferablysimilar to that used in the depression b. lBefore this lateral andintermediate sand :is introduced, however, the adjacent wall E is builtup at the side, as are also the front 8'5` and back walls in the case ofend receptacles.A These end receptacles' are also placed a short A.distance away from the adjacent front and back walls, andthe spaces soformed also tilled with the incoherent material. The rear ends of thereceptacles (opposite the openings) are also spaced away from the side.w'a1ls'E, as shown, and the spaces so A.formed also filled with theincoherent material, as shown. The open ends of there- Vceptacles arepreferably brought uptoA the shoulder b2 formed'by the depression b( Itwill therefore be' seen that thebottomlof, the row offrelceptacles restsu on alayer of the incoherentmaterial, an is separated 10o bothlaterally and at the inner ends from the adjacent walls by suchincoherent ma# teria1. When one such row is completed, a second layer ofincoherent materialis laid l on the 'top surfaces of the row ofreceptacles, 1 05 a suitable dam-f of cement or other indurat-- ingmaterial `beine, if necessary, formed along the upper edge ofthc row andalsoy 4 in the front of the vertical s` aces -orined between andlaterally 'of the a jacent recep-Y.

l in the building and then trans- 'ported to the place of constructionof the v uilding. Y'

to prevent the incoherent material cement of the dams is preferablysmoothed so as to give them a smooth surface Hush with the open end ofthe receptacles. After this layer has been formed, a second series ofreceptacles is laid thereon to form a second or superposed row parallelwith the rst described row. The individual receptacles l0 of this secondrow'are spaced from each other, from the front and back walls, and fromthe side wall as in the case or' the z'irst described row, and thespaces so formed are similarly filled 'with incoherent material.Additional rows of receptacles are placed in position in a similarmanner, until the reuired number oi rows is provided.

After the required number of rows have been formed, a layer of theincoherent material is spread over the top of the topmost lrow, and theroof Gr placed thereon. In l'the case 'of the-use of concrete for thewalls and roof, these two elements of the structure ma be made ofintegral form, as will be readi y understood, a suitable facing E being,if desired, used for the exterior of the walls.

By means of the above described arranrement, each vertical group. ofrecept-ac es forms a column, eachcolumn being substantially independentof that column or those columns adjacent to it, the wholenumber ofcolumns forming the support for thereof. The incoherent material lsuchas sand will resist a high degree of compression Without displacement,but will not, as a result of its -incoherent form, resist strainsexerted Ilin directions parallel with the vertical or parallel layerswhich it forms. As a result of 4 0 this fea-ture, each column` willmaintain itsV integrit in a vertical direction. In the event, t erefore,that any strains are caused to pass through the structure as the resultof settling or other disturbance of the foun- 4-5 dation or walls, suchstrains will followl the path of least resistance, which will be throughthe incoherent material, and be dis- `sipated yvitl lout disturbing theintegrity of the receptacles-"themselves, the importance of suchlimmunity against rupture of the latter being obvious. The building maybede.l

signed-to include as many of these elements,

by which I mean these collections of re` s. ceptacles arranged as abovedescribed, as

n1ay be desired, as will be readily understood, the building, a Aportionof which is illustrated in the drawing, being designed to receive twooppositely disposed elements.

Ugnfgorder to provide shelves for the recep- 'nfof-floweis o' the likc,and also to provide for the proper closure of the open Iends sof-thereceptacles, thefbottom of each is extended forwardly to form a ledgewhich Y is preferablycaused to extend laterally'be-j tacle a distanceequal to one-half ofthe dis tance of lateral separation of thereceptacles, so that when the latter are placed in rows these ledgeswill abut each other to form one continuous shelf, as Shown in Fig. 1.The 'open end of each receptacle, is formed with an interior shoulder dupon the four interior surfaces thereof. To form an inner closure forthe open end a slab D of stone, cement or other similar induratedmaterial is placed a ainst said shoulder and is made to fit snug y insuch end. Before the-interment, these slabs are ermitted to rest looselyin such open en but after interment are permanently cemented in place,so as to form a hermeticalseal. The thickness of these slabs is madeequal to the depth of the groove formed -in the interior of .the end ofIeach rece acle, and againstthe exterior of.each sudir slab and the endof the receptacle is placed a facing niarble, the height of such facingslabs-being upper and lower facesrespectively of oppotsitely disposedledges d. The upper and lower exterior faces of eacht marble slab areand `d6 respective y, which are secured to the u per and lowerfaces'respectively of Qthe led omen-fastening'devices. These slabsd* and aswill be readily understood. 'The facing slabs d* and d are caused toterminate in slabs d are secured to such exterior vertical entire endstructurc'- of the receptacle ele- Wherethe conditions are suchas torender stance for fixing the position of the receptaclcs lwith-relationto the foundation and have been above described as ing filled with anincoherent s ubst'an'cev suchas sand indurating material. In this caseit would friability than tbc receptacles, so that such filling may asbefore form a patli of least resistance for any .strains to which thebui/ldmg might. be subjected. F

tained by -means of my improved method is of the Vreceptacles in such,form that thy surfaces, as shown Ain Fig. 4,-thus giving the Y may befilled with a cement-itious or other' said foundation. By thesegme'ansit 'will slab Dz of more ornatematerial such-as equal-to the verticaldistance between the oov'ed horizontally :as vatal2 and d, Fim -V 4',and into these ooves t facing slabs d* ges-WZ, bymeansof suitablescrews'o'r d therefore lock the facing slab D2 in-place,

the vertical plane of the ledgesd, and facing ment of the building afinished appearance.:

it unnecessary to provide'an incoherent subwith relationto 'each other,the s aceswhichvbe preferable to employ a filling of greater he chiefeconomy ofconstruction `"obl that which involves the separate Aforming it i r "be formed and prepared indoors.

seen that inasmuch as the receptacleelementl of the building forms alarge proportion of the structure, and the receptacles themselves formby far the larger portion of this element, a large proj'mrtion of thebuild iugmay be constructed regardless of weather conditions, inasnnichas the receptacles may ln the methods of construction heretoforeemployed, the receptacles of mausoleums havev ieenformed in place sothat the work 'as more or less subject to weather conditions at theplace of construction, whereas in my improved method these weatherconditions are largely eliminated from consideration,therebycontributing greatly to the econom'y and rapidity of'constru'ction. It is also notessential that the roof be supporteddirectly by the columns formed by the, recep-I tacles, but the structuremay be provided with separate supportsfor the roof, and the' spacebetween the roof and the topmost receptacles be filled in any suitablemanner or left openif desired, as will be understood. Having fullydescribed my invention, what l claim therefor and desire to secure byLet; ters Patentis rA 1. In a mausoleum, the combination Awith abuilding elementV comprising a plurality of superposed receptacles,together with a ma.-v terial directly suppolting said receptacles andseparating them from each other, said receptacles and material forming aplurality of laterally adjacent and vertical columns, each consisting ofa plurality of superp'osed receptacles, each column being capable ofslight displacement with relation to an adjacent column with a suitablefoundation for supporting each of such columns.

2. In a mausoleum, the combination with a building element comprising aplurality of receptacles each forming in itself av structure separateand distinct from the remainder of the building, together with amaterial directly supporting said receptacles and separating them fromeach other, said receptacles and nmterial forming a plurality oflaterally adjacent upright columns each consisting of a plurality of.superposed recep 3 tacles; with a suitable foundation for supportingcach of tlielatter.

3. ln a mausoleum, thecombination with a building element comprising aplurality of receptacles cach forming in itself a structure separate anddistinct from the remainder of the building, together with a materialdirectly supporting said receptacles and separating them from eachother, said receptacles and material forming a plurality of laterallyadjacent upright, columns, VAeach consisting of a plurality ofsuperposed re- "cept-acles, each such column being capable of slightdisplacement relatively to an adjacent column; with a suitablefoundation for supporting eaclrof the latter.

4. ln a mausoleum, the combination with a building element comprising aplurality of receptacles, eaclrforming in itself a structure separateand distinct from the remainder of the building, together with anincoherent substance placed intermediately of said receptacles: of asuitable foundation for supporting said element.

. In a mausoleum, the combination with a building element comprisin 1,r`a plurality of adjacent columns of superposed receptacles, togetherwith a material separating such columns laterally, each column beingcapable of slight movement independently of an adjacent column; oflacommon foundattion'supporting all of said columns.

ln a mausoleum. the combination with a building element comprising aplurality of 'late'ally ad jacent columns of superposed re- 'ceptacles`together with an incoherent material separating said columnslaterally;.of

a suitable foundation for supporting said' element 7. In a mausoleum,the combination with i a building element comprisinga plurality oflaterally adjacent columns of superposed re# ceptacles, together with aInaterialseparating each such column laterally, and an inco hei-entmaterial separating each of the su pei-posed receptacles of each columnfrom each other, of a suitable foundation for supporting said element. v

S. ln a mausoleum` the combination with a plurality of super-posedreceptacles supported laterally and separated from each other by meansof an incoherent material, with a suitable foundation for suchreceptaf-les.

S). In a mausoleum, the combination with a plurality of laterallyadjacent columns of superposed receptacles, together with an incoherentmaterial separating said columns laterally, and an incoherent materialseparating t-he receptacles of each column from each other; of asuitable foundation for saidcolumns.

4Signed by me, this 29th day of September, 1905). Y

Attested by- M.' C. PERRY, L. E. Scatter.

